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Description : Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A petite pendant intricately carved from bull bone that depicts a pair of mirrored Apis bulls with distinct bovine heads surmounted with a sun disc between their horns. The striated necks and curved fore legs are identical on either half, and a narrow suspension hole is drilled through a large sun disc mirrored across the back. Liberal remains of a powdery blue pigment can be found on the underside. The Apis bull or Hapis (also spelled Hapi-ankh) was a sacred bull who is identified as the son of Hathor and worshipped primarily in the Memphis region. Size: 0.8 L x 0.3 W x 0.5 H (2 cm x 0.8 cm x 1.3 cm) Cf. Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University, 2013.017.001 Provenance: ex-private Idledale, Colorado, USA collection, ex-John B. Kendrick II collection, Denver, Colorado, USA, acquired 1965 to 1990 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #173036
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